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Muriel Spark was a Scottish author known for her wit and sharp social commentary. Born on February 1, 1918, in Edinburgh, Scotland, she passed away on April 13, 2006. Spark's writing often delved into themes of identity, morality, and the human condition, with her novel 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' being one of her most celebrated works.

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Famous Muriel Spark Quotes

“The one certain way for a woman to hold a man is to leave him for religion.”

Men Way Certain

Author:Muriel Spark

“It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.”

Men Doe Impossible Smile Disagree

Book:The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Source: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

“it never really occurred to her that literary men, if they like women at all, do not want literary women but girls.”

Ifs Men Want Girl

Book:The Girls of Slender Means (New Directions Classic)

Source: The Girls of Slender Means (New Directions Classic)

“Beware of men bearing flowers.”

Book:Curriculum Vitae: A Volume of Autobiography

Source: Curriculum Vitae: A Volume of Autobiography

“The words of the double-tongued are as if they were harmless, but they reach even to the inner part of the bowels. Praise be to the Lord, who distinguishes our cause and delivers us from the unjust and deceitful man.”

Ifs Men Causes Lord Praise Deception Unjust Deceitful Bowels

Book:The novels of Muriel Spark

Source: The novels of Muriel Spark

“From my experience of life I believe my personal motto should be: 'Beware of any man bringing flowers.”

Men Should Believe I Believe Flower Men And Women Motto Personal Motto

Author:Muriel Spark

“No medicine man these days can afford to be without a portable tape recorder. Without the aid of this modern device, which may be easily concealed in the undergrowth of the jungle, the old tribal authority will rapidly become undermined by the mounting influenece of modern skepticism.”

Men May Technology Modern Authority Medicine Aids These Days Devices Tape Skepticism Jungle Concealed Recorders

Book:The Ballad of Peckham Rye

Source: The Ballad of Peckham Rye

About the Author

Born: February 1, 1918
Died: April 13, 2006
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 102

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The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieRelated source material

Loitering with IntentRelated source material

Memento MoriRelated source material

A Far Cry from KensingtonRelated source material

Curriculum Vitae: A Volume of AutobiographyRelated source material

The ComfortersRelated source material

Aiding and AbettingRelated source material

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The Informed Air: EssaysRelated source material

A Good Comb: The Sayings of Muriel SparkRelated source material

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